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Brought to your knees: you're limping, but how serious is your knee injury? Go with the flow and diagnose it your own damn self!
Wounded knee? Join the club. "Knee pain is the most common joint problem I see," says William O. Roberts, M.D., president of the American College of Sports Medicine. But even though the i

Hyaluronic acid unproven for osteoarthritis of the knee
Clinical Question: Are intra-articular injections of hyaluronic acid (Synvisc) effective for osteoarthritis of the knee? Setting: Outpatient (specialty) ...

Hyaluronic acid injections relieve knee pain: this meta-analysis shows good therapeutic effect for between 5 and 12 weeks
Practice recommendations * Consider injections of hyaluronic acid only after conservative therapy has been tried for at least 3 months or the patient ...

Iliotibial band syndrome: a common source of knee pain
Iliotibial band syndrome is a common knee injury. The most common symptom is lateral knee pain caused by inflammation of the distal portion of the iliotibial ...

Osteoarthritis of the knee and the placebo effect
After 10 subjects with knee osteoarthritis gave full informed consent including full knowledge of the possibility and nature of a placebo surgery, three ...

Knee flare-ups can be controlled
If you have increasing difficulty going up and down stairs, you are not alone. Knee pain is common with age. Many times it can be handled with treatments ...

Evaluating patients with acute knee pain: a review
Knee pain is a common problem in adults, and acute knee pain often brings patients to the physician's office. Although plain knee radiographs are the ...

Need medical attention? The Ottawa Knee Rules can help you determine if a client should visit a doctor
Whether you participate in low-or high-impact aerobics, step or KickBoxing classes, you are likely to see or be prone to knee injuries. Organized aerobics ...

Prospects after two knee surgeries - The Clinic
? I am 50 years old, and have been running for 30 years on the paved streets of New York City. I run 40 miles a week, usually 6 or 7 miles at 7:00 pace.

Visitrak: wound measurement as an aid to making treatment decisions
Introduction It is clearly established that the care of the diabetic foot is most effective in a multidisciplinary setting (International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot, 1999; Scottish Interc

Joint health has solid treatment, study shows - Glucosamine/chondroitin sulfate proven effective in the management of joint pain in the knee - Brief Article
EDGEWOOD, Md. -- Glucosamine/chondroitin sulfate dietary supplement CosaminDS was proven effective in the management of joint pain in the knee in a 93-patient randomized, placebo-controlled, peer r

Acupuncture effective for osteoarthritis of the knee
Clinical Question: Is acupuncture effective in decreasing pain and improving function in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee? Setting: Outpatient ...

Sequential Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty
As the senior citizen population has grown, the incidence of osteoarthritis and joint replacement has increased. Bilateral total knee arthroplasty (BTKA) ...

Acupuncture effective for osteoarthritis of the knee
CLINICAL QUESTION Is acupuncture effective in decreasing pain and improving function in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee? * BOTTOM LINE ...

New technique for knee ligament reconstruction developed
Researchers at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, have developed and tested a more effective technique for reconstruction of the posterior ...